Humphrey-Weidman Company
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The Humphrey-Weidman Company was a pioneering American modern dance company founded by choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, known for developing innovative movement techniques and shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Humphrey–Weidman Company | 2 |
| Humphrey-Weidman Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4567367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Humphrey-Weidman Company Context triple: [Denishawn, influenced, Humphrey-Weidman Company]
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Osborn Engineering Company
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Dickson Manufacturing Company
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The Kennedy/Marshall Company
The Kennedy/Marshall Company is a prominent American film and television production company founded by producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, known for backing acclaimed mainstream and prestige projects.
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Charles L. Webster and Company
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Humphrey-Weidman Company Target entity description: The Humphrey-Weidman Company was a pioneering American modern dance company founded by choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, known for developing innovative movement techniques and shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
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A.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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B.
Osborn Engineering Company
Osborn Engineering Company was an American engineering and architectural firm known for designing major sports stadiums and other large-scale structures in the early 20th century.
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C.
Dickson Manufacturing Company
Dickson Manufacturing Company was a historic American builder of steam locomotives and industrial machinery that later became part of the American Locomotive Company through merger.
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D.
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
The Kennedy/Marshall Company is a prominent American film and television production company founded by producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, known for backing acclaimed mainstream and prestige projects.
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E.
Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modern dance company
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performing arts organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1930s
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early 1940s ⓘ late 1920s ⓘ |
| artisticDirector |
Charles Weidman
NERFINISHED
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Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Bennington School of the Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | early 1940s ⓘ |
| field | dance ⓘ |
| founder |
Charles Weidman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | modern dance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
concert dance in the United States
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pedagogy of modern dance ⓘ |
| hasStyle | abstract and dramatic modern dance ⓘ |
| inception | 1928 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American modern dance repertory
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José Limón Dance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fall and recovery technique
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thematic and socially conscious choreography ⓘ use of gravity and balance in movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | nonverbal movement ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| movement | American modern dance ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Beatrice Seckler
NERFINISHED
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Eve Gentry NERFINISHED ⓘ José Limón NERFINISHED ⓘ Letitia Ide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fugue
NERFINISHED
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Lynchtown NERFINISHED ⓘ New Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Theatre Piece ⓘ Water Study NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt | Bennington College summer dance festivals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Humphrey-Weidman Company Description of subject: The Humphrey-Weidman Company was a pioneering American modern dance company founded by choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, known for developing innovative movement techniques and shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
Referenced by (3)
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